Woodie Held Explained

Woodie Held
Position:Infielder / Outfielder
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Born:25 March 1932
Debutdate:September 5
Debutyear:1954
Debutteam:New York Yankees
Finaldate:September 28
Finalyear:1969
Finalteam:Chicago White Sox
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.240
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:179
Stat3label:RBI
Stat3value:559
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Woodson George "Woodie" Held (born March 25, 1932 in Sacramento, California) is a former shortstop/outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1954, 1957), Kansas City Athletics (1957-1958), Cleveland Indians (1958-1964), Washington Senators (1965), Baltimore Orioles (1966-1967), California Angels (1967-1968) and Chicago White Sox (1968-1969). He batted and threw right-handed.

Career

In a 14-season career, Held posted a .240 batting average with 179 home runs and 559 RBI in 1390 games played. Difficulties with ground balls caused him to switch from being a shortstop to being an outfielder.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1957 T.C.G. baseball card

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